En Garde: 'The Three Musketeers' Aims for BroadwayAugust 25, 2007Producers Greg Schaffert and Bud Martin hope to bring this swashbuckling new musical by George Stiles, Paul Leigh and Peter Raby to the Great White Way in the near future. Is the latest adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic tale of friendship, lust, heroism and intrigue, currently receiving its New England premiere at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts, truly one for all?
The 'Autumn' of Their DiscontentAugust 22, 2007Williamstown Theatre Festival ends season with a well-acted but only partially satisfying production of Lillian Hellman's 'The Autumn Garden'
Lorenzo Lamas: It's Good to Be KingAugust 9, 2007Action hero and sex symbol of 50-plus movies and more than a dozen television series, Lorenzo Lamas talks about making the leap to the musical theater stage in 'The King and I' at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine
This "Party" Needs a New CatererAugust 7, 2007There's not enough meat to satisfy the guests of 'Party Come Here,' Daniel Goldfarb and David Kirshenbaum's new musical which recently received its world premiere at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown, Massachusetts
Literary Giants Grace Gloucester StageAugust 3, 2007TV and film star Lindsay Crouse as Emily Dickinson, Paul O'Brien as George Bernard Shaw, and Sandra Shipley as famed actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell share intimate conversations in 'The Belle of Amherst' and 'Dear Liar' performing in repertory at Massachusetts' Gloucester Stage
Classic Treatment for "The King and I"July 20, 2007Stellar singing, vibrant costumes and original choreography spark the Waltham, Mass., Reagle Players' production of this Rodgers and Hammerstein masterpiece
Mazzie and Danieley Add Voice to PopsJune 30, 2007Broadway's very own musical sweethearts Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley are bringing a bit of Hollywood and the Great White Way to Beantown this weekend as special guests of the Boston Pops
Bring Your Laundry, Admission Is FreeJune 27, 2007The All-Brite Laundromat at 1366 Commonwealth Avenue in Brighton, Mass., is the unusual 'theater' currently playing host to 'Third and Oak: The Laundromat,' a tautly written and tenderly moving one-act play by Marsha Norman.
Light in the Piazza: Ciao BellaJune 6, 2007Tony Award-winning musical of passion, innocence, romance and disillusionment maintains its luster on national tour
"Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" Romps in the RegionsJune 1, 2007Once left at Broadway's sacrificial altar, the stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning MGM musical - and number three favorite musical of all time according to a BBC poll - is now living happily ever after in the theater world's less urbane communities
Don't Let This "Parade" Pass You ByMay 30, 2007SpeakEasy Stage in Boston closes its season with a beautifully realized production of Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown's powerful historical musical based on the real-life persecution and prosecution of a Jewish businessman in 1913 Atlanta
Patti LuPone: High Flying AdoredMay 23, 2007The iconic theater diva and star of 24 - count 'em, 24 - Broadway shows including 'Evita,' 'Master Class,' 'Noises Off,' 'Anything Goes' and 'Sweeney Todd' brought all the songs she 'Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda' sung, plus a few more, to The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH this past weekend
"Stokes" Enchants BostonMay 14, 2007Brian Stokes Mitchell bathed Harvard University's majestic Sanders Theatre in splendid sound during his triumphant Bank of America Celebrity Series concert debut
Boston Area Gets Wild and CrazyMay 13, 2007Lippa's 'The Wild Party' raises the roof at New Rep while North Shore Music Theatre embraces Gershwin with 'Crazy for You'
All About Us: Missing Its Wisdom TeethApril 24, 2007The Joseph Stein/Kander & Ebb musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder's 'The Skin of Our Teeth' lacks the sharp bite of the ground-breaking Pulitzer Prize-winning original
Well: Laughter Is Good MedicineApril 19, 2007Lisa Kron's delightful autobiographical comedy about mothers, daughters, and the special ties that bind combines the theatricality of life and the dynamics of theater to explore health, wellness, and the ways in which we deal with both